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- 7th - 12th
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Students explain the concepts of land use planning and cooperative living habitats, the process of creating a built environment, and the characteristics of built environments which meet the needs of Man and Nature. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students read various articles related to transportation and land use. They cite textual references as they engage in panel discussions, shared inquiry discussions and debates. They write a persuasive essay on the topic. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students use census data to analyze the racial and economic diversity of their community. They discuss the role of diversity within communities and the impact that land use decisions can have on the composition of a community. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students examine the Geographic Information System. They download land use and vegetation maps and synthesize a map of the natural areas and the human use areas. They simulate a GIS overlay of the maps to produce a combined product. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore various methods of growing and harvesting rainforest foods in order to sustain its biodiversity. They discuss the various uses for trees from several viewpoints. Students research chocolate demand and land use issues in the rainforest. They create word problems to inform others about how much chocolate people consume and the affects its consumption has on the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students categorize the land use within their assigned area. They conduct a visual critique of an area, identifying attractive and less attractive aspects. Pupils discuss how these contribute to or detract from a sense of community. Students define and give examples of visual pollution. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify areas around the U.S. that are experiencing suburban sprawl. They identify effects of sprawl, such as visual pollution, loss of historic architecture, loss of local businesses, traffic congestion, etc. Pupils identify possible solutions. Students identify the differences between various kinds of communities. They explain strict/separate and mixed land uses. Pupils explain the difference between compact housing units, cluster housing, and single-family homes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend the meaning of "pixel." They recognize patterns using pixels. Students observe how land use can be determined from a pixel. They measure off a 30 x 30-meter area to show the size of the surface area of one pixel. Students use this activity to visualize the area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view aerial photos and topographic maps of their local area. They compare and contrast major land use patterns over time by comparing these images to maps that are at least 50 years old. They analyze them using the four land use decision-making models. Full Review »
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- 6th - 11th
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Students take a field trip to correlate land-use patterns with species diversity. They conduct population samples of various organisms such as trees in rank order to correlate with land use (or human population). In addition, they calculate the basal area for each tree species in a habitat. Full Review »
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